Tag: american people

Americans Don’t Know Why We Celebrate the Fourth of July (short video & article)

Do you know why we celebrate July 4th?

Too many Americans say no. And it's a darn shame because it's such an important fact in our history. In fact, a majority of Americans don't know a lot of important facts in American history.

Watch Mark Dice talk with California beach goers about the 4th of July. He, embarrassingly, finds that many Americans simply don't know WHY we celebrate the 4th of July or what country we declared independence from.

Senator Rand Paul’s speech makes me want to jump for joy

Do you want to know why Republican Senator Rand Paul standing up, fighting for our rights, and telling the truth about the Obama administration trampling on the Constitution is good for you? If you don't already know the answer, here it is: it's because every country in the world, modern and ancient, that has citizens with limited freedoms and prosperity, have their liberties taken away by the overreaching powers of their governments.

A government trampling on your rights screws with the quality of your life.

Paul said the message (regarding the open letter to Iran) was actually to President Obama. “The message I was sending was to you. The message was to President Obama, that we want you to obey the law, we want you to understand the separation of powers.”

“I signed it to an administration that doesn’t listen, to an administration that at every turn tries to go around Congress, because you think you can’t get your way,” he added. “The president says, ‘oh, the Congress won’t do what I want, so I’ve got a pen and I’ve got my phone and I’m going to do what I want.’ The letter was to you.”